| Title |
Dynamic mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of electrically modified carbon/epoxy composites |
| ID_Doc |
19496 |
| Authors |
Shamchi, SP; de Moura, MFSF; Zhao, ZJ; Yi, XS; Moreira, PMGP |
| Title |
Dynamic mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of electrically modified carbon/epoxy composites |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2021.104030 |
| Abstract |
This work investigates mode II delamination toughness of unidirectional carbon/epoxy laminates with enhanced electrical conductivity through different loading rates. The electrical modification was realized through interleaving a tough veil loaded with silver nanowires (AgNWs) into the laminate. A benchmarking against non modified carbon/epoxy laminates was carried out to examine the influence of the modification of the material delamination toughness. End-notched flexure (ENF) specimens were subjected to loading rates ranging from quasi-static up to 5.5 m/s using servo-hydraulic load frame and modified Hopkinson bar apparatus. The strain energy release rate was determined by applying the compliance based beam method (CBBM), ruling out a necessity of the crack length measurement, generating complete R-curves. The findings demonstrated a notable increase, nearly 79%, on the critical strain energy release rate of the modified laminates, in comparison with that of the reference ones, carried out under the quasi-static loading condition. With respect to the influence of loading rate on mode II interlaminar fracture toughness values, the non-modified carbon/epoxy laminates demonstrated a marginal increase, whereas showing no notable effect on the interleaved ones. |
| Author Keywords |
Impact behavior; Delamination; Fracture toughness; Conductive polymer composites |
| Index Keywords |
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| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000706520900001 |
| WoS Category |
Engineering, Mechanical; Mechanics |
| Research Area |
Engineering; Mechanics |
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